Burundi vs Guinea: Current account balance

Burundi
-461.46 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Guinea
-391.82 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Burundi rank
110th
Guinea rank
108th

Current account balance over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea
-2.0B02.0B4.0B198520052025

How they compare

Guinea currently reports -391.82 million BoP, current US$ against -461.46 million BoP, current US$ in Burundi, a difference of 69.64 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 110th and Guinea ranks 108th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s -53.24 million BoP, current US$ -140.84 million BoP, current US$ 87.60 million BoP, current US$ Burundi
1990s -30.05 million BoP, current US$ -189.96 million BoP, current US$ 159.91 million BoP, current US$ Burundi
2000s -81.75 million BoP, current US$ -242.47 million BoP, current US$ 160.72 million BoP, current US$ Burundi
2010s -337.57 million BoP, current US$ -844.92 million BoP, current US$ 507.35 million BoP, current US$ Burundi
2020s -490.74 million BoP, current US$ 2.44 billion BoP, current US$ 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Burundi or Guinea?
Guinea, at -391.82 million BoP, current US$ against -461.46 million BoP, current US$ in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Burundi and Guinea?
69.64 million BoP, current US$, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for current account balance?
Burundi ranks 110th and Guinea ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.